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Makiivka

Makiivka / Makeyevka
Макіївка / Макеевка
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Flag of Makiivka / Makeyevka
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Coat of arms of Makiivka / Makeyevka
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Makiivka / Makeyevka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Makiivka / Makeyevka
Makiivka / Makeyevka
Location of Makiivka
Coordinates: 48°05′00″N 38°04′00″E / 48.08333°N 38.06667°E / 48.08333; 38.06667Coordinates: 48°05′00″N 38°04′00″E / 48.08333°N 38.06667°E / 48.08333; 38.06667
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Raion Makiivka City Municipality
Approx. foundation 1696
City rights 1925
Government
 • Mayor Yuri Pokintelitsa
Area
 • City 426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Elevation 169 m (554 ft)
Population (2013)
 • City 353,918
 • Density 1,786/km2 (4,630/sq mi)
 • Metro 392,221
Postal code 86100-86180
Area code(s) +380 6232
Website Official site of Makiivka

Makiivka or Makeyevka (Ukrainian: Макіївка Ukrainian pronunciation: [mɑˈkʲijiu̯kɑ], translit. Makiyivka; Russian: Макеевка, translit. Makeyevka; former names: Dmytriivsk, Dmytriyevskyi) is an industrial city located in eastern Ukraine within the Donetsk Oblast (province), 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the capital Donetsk. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 353,918 (2013 est.).

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the city had 389,589 inhabitants, 178,475 (46%) were men and 211,114 (54%) were women. It is an important steel industry and coal mining centre of the country. Makiivka is a leading metallurgical and coal-mining centre and has machinery and coking plants. Donetsk and Makiivka are practically merged into a conurbation.

Makiivka comprises a total of 5 raions (districts):

The city municipality of Makiivka includes also the following urban-type settlements (Ukrainian spellings are followed by Russian ones in parenthesis):

The mayor of the city is Oleksandr Maltsev (Ukrainian: Мальцев Олександр Миколайович) who was born in Makiivka in 1956.


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